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NEOKTIE FASTENER I No. 328,545. Patented Oct. 20, 1885;

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CLAYTON A. TURNER, OF MILWAUKEE, WIS, ASSIGNOR, BY MESN E ASSIGN- MENTS, OF ONE-FOURTH TO ERNEST H. FROEHLIOK, OF SAME PLACE.

NECKTIE-FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 328,545, dated October 20, 1885.

Application filed March 7, 1885. Serial No. 158,079. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, CLAYTON A. TURNER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Mil- Waukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of \Visconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Necktie- Fasteners; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon,which form apart ofthis specification.

My invention relates to improvements in neckties and devices for fastening them to collars.

The object of my invention is to provide a device by which a necktie is retained in its proper place and prevented from working up around the neck or collar, which device is so attached to the tie as to permit the same to be tightened or released, or drawn in either direction around the neck of the wearer, without disturbing the collar or without liability of becoming detached from the tie.

The construction of my invention is explained by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 represents my fastener attached to a tie. Fig. 2 represents aperspective view of my fastener detached from the tie.

Like parts are represented by the same reference letters in both views.

A represents the neckband of the tie, to which I attach two fasteners, B B, at about equal distance from the knot 0, near the front of the tie, as shown in Fig. 1. The hook D of the fastener is turned up so as to engage beneath the lower edge of the collar.

The fastener is made of a single piece of wire, one end of which forms the retaininghook D, and the other end is bent to form a spiral coil, E, which engages within the neckband A of the tie, thus securely attaching the fastener to the tie,so that it cannot become detached without turning the fastener until the spiral coil is unscrewed from the fabric. At thejunction of the spiral coil E and the upturned hook D the wire has ashort downward bend, F, forming a book which engages upon the edge of the inner lining, G, of the neckband, and thus prevents the downward press ure of the collar upon the hook from discngag ing the spiral coil from the tie.

It is obvious that ties provided with fasteners thus formed may be readily removed from the neck without removing or disturbing the fasteners, and that the fasteners are so secured as to prevent all liability of their becoming detached or lost; but,instead,the fasteners may remain in place upon the tie until the same is worn out, when they may be detached and readily affixed to another tie.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A necktie-fastener consisting of the spiral coil E, upturned hook D, and angular bend F, formed of a single piece of wire, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CLAYTON A. TURNER.

Witnesses:

JAS. B. ERWIN, O. T. BENEDICT. 

